Osteospermum plant named &#39;osjamlipur&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new  Osteospermum  plant particularly distinguished by its very compact round plant habit, early flowering with light purple colored ray florets and blue colored disc florets.

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Osteospermum ecklonis

VARIETAL DENOMINATION

‘Osjamlipur’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Osteospermum plant, botantially known as Osteospermum ecklonis. The new Osteospermum is propagated by cuttings resulting from a cross of a proprietary Osteospermum ecklonis seedling selection as the male, or pollen, parent identified as code number ‘C272’ with a proprietary Osteospermum ecklonis selection identified as code number ‘C298’ as the female, or seed, parent. ‘C272’ has a plant height of 30 cm and a plant width of 20 cm. ‘C298’ has a plant height of 18 cm and a plant width of 12 cm.

The new Osteospermum was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross grown in Enkhuizen, Netherlands in 1998. Neither ‘C272’ nor ‘C298’ has been patented. The new Osteospermum plant has been repeatably asexually reproduced by cuttings in Enkhuizen, Netherlands over a period of four years. It has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations, and this novelty appears to be firmly fixed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

This new Osteospermum plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographic drawing which shows blooms, buds and foliage of the plant in full color, the color shown being as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of this new Osteospermum plant. The data which defines these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 15 weeks old plants. Color references are primarily to the RHS Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London. The instant plant was grown indoors in a 10.5 cm container. TABLE 1 Comparison between the new cultivar ‘Osjamlipur’ and a similar cultivar ‘Osjamlipur’ ‘Sea side’ (PP10, 782) Plant height 18 cm 30 cm Plant width 15 cm 20 cm Flowering response Opening of first flower one week later The Plant Classification - Botanical Osteospermum ecklonis Parentage Female parent A seedling named ‘C298’ is one of our seedlings from our C-generation of plants bred in 1998. Male parent A seedling named ‘C272’ is one of our seedlings from our C-generation of plants bred in 1998. Plant Description Growth habit Round, compact Plant height 18 cm Speading area of plant 15 cm Strength Moderate growth Branching character Freely branching, 18 lateral branches without pinching Blooming period From May until October The Stem Length 9 cm Diameter 5 mm Internode length 8 mm Texture Glabrous Color RHS 137C The Foliage Shape Single leaves, alternate and elliptic, apex: broadly actue base: attenuate, margin: irregular serration Number of leaves per 13 lateral branch Texture Glabrous, leathery Leaf Color-Upper side RHS 137A Color-Under side RHS 137B Length Young 30 mm, mature 65 mm Width Young 10 mm, mature 40 mm Petiole Absent The Inflorescence Number of inflorescences 90 per mature plant Inflorescence bud Form Ovoid Length 19 mm Width 12 mm Color RHS N79D Inflorescence lastingness Around 5 days depending on the plant on the temperature Inflorescence Diameter 66 mm Disc 10 mm Diameter Inflorescence depth 12 mm Fragrance No frangrance Disc Shape Tubular, elongated florets Apex Five pointed Length 8 mm Width 1 mm Number of 55 disk florets per inflorescence Color RHS 99B Ray Length 28 mm floret Width 9 mm Shape Capitulum with one series of ray florets Color Upper surface RHS 77C Middle surface RHS 77D Lower surface RHS N79D Number of 20 ray florets Shape Apex Rounded Base Acute Margin Entire Texture Satiny Peduncles Length 5 cm Texture Sturdy, tiny hairs Color RHS 137C Diameter 1.5 mm Shape Round Phyllaries Texture Rough, tiny hairs Number of 20 phyllaries Color RHS 137C Length 10 mm Margin Entire Width 1 mm Apex Acute Shape Ligulate Color RHS 137C both sides Reproductive organs Androe- Appearance Present on disc florets only cium Shape Oblong, five stamen fused to one Length 2 mm Width 1 mm Pollen color RHS 25A Total no. 55 of anthers Gynoe- Appearance Present on both ray and disc florets cium Pistil number One pistil per ray or disc floret Pistil length 4 mm Stigma color RHS 77A Stigma shape Bipartite Seed development Seed development has been observed on plants of the new Osteospermum. Amount of seeds Moderate produced Seed length 6 mm Diameter 3 mm Color RHS 200A Shape Elliptic Disease resistance:

Under commercial conditions, plants of the new Osteopermum are resistant to fungal pathogens common to Osteopermum. 

1. A new and distinct variety of Osteospermum plant, substantially as illustrated and described herein. 